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Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/dwāraka

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This Proto-Nuristani entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Nuristani

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Etymology

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Diminutive of Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwā́ram, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwórom, from *dʰwer- (door).

Pronunciation

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  • (Common Nuristani) IPA(key): /dwaːˈɾaka/ (following penultimate stress rule)

Noun

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*dwāraka

  1. doorjamb
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Descendants

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  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:
      Kamviri: darë
      Kativiri: darë
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • >? Waigali: därig (small window)

References

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  • Jakob Halfmann (2023) Lād "law": a Bactrian loanword in the Nuristani languages, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, United Kingdom, page 5